The battle lasted only half an hour, and Wang Ping told Yang Chengwu everything he wanted to know in just a few minutes.
After looking at each other with the chief of staff, both of them had expressions of shock and admiration on their faces.
Because, the whole battle process was really thrilling.
If the Japanese did not underestimate the enemy and were a little more cautious, Wang Ping next to him might not be able to come back.
Of course, the two of them also admire Wang Ping very much. When facing a strong enemy, they immediately find out the gap between the enemy and ourselves, then use their own advantages to deal with the enemy's disadvantage, and finally use a fatal attack to not give the enemy any chance to counterattack?
It can be seen that Wang Ping is not only very cunning and can think of various ways to deal with the Japanese, but he is also very discerning and can accurately seize opportunities that others cannot see.
Soon, the afternoon passed, and the news that Wang Ping led a platoon of recruits to eliminate more than forty Japanese cavalry and also seized a large amount of weapons and equipment had reached everyone in the headquarters.
Thanks to the several kilograms of horse meat that Wang Ping brought back, the hundreds of people in the headquarters who usually couldn't even eat whole grains were given a bowl of steaming broth and nearly half a kilogram of horse meat in the evening, which was very good.
It dispelled the fatigue of traveling all day long.
Under this situation, Wang Ping is no longer the unknown combat staff officer he once was at the headquarters. No matter where he goes, everyone looks at him with admiration and calls him "Staff Staff Wang" with respect.
Wang Ping didn't want to be criticized wherever he went, but he knew in his heart that such an ending would be good for him.
If you have a good reputation in the headquarters, others will not gossip about you when you go out to lead troops or when you are promoted.
After the Japs occupied the county seat, the news that the cavalry squadron was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army reached the ears of the Japs regiment commander.
In terms of military strength, a cavalry squadron is not as powerful as an infantry squadron.
However, the cost of training a qualified cavalry squadron is very high. The same cost is spent on infantry, and three infantry squadrons can be trained.
In addition, the entire regiment only had one cavalry squadron, so one can imagine the anger of the regiment commander when he learned the news.
Although it was already dark, in order to find the Eighth Route Army and avenge the cavalry squadron, the commander resolutely sent an infantry brigade, with squadrons and squads as units, to search for traces of the Eighth Route Army around the county.
Every move of the Japanese army was quickly sent to Yang Chengwu by intelligence agents.
After eating horse meat, drinking broth, and two or three hours of rest, the tired look on everyone's face was much lessened.
Yang Chengwu decisively ordered the troops to move deeper into the forest to avoid the Japanese's search and detection.
When it was almost dawn the next day, the team stopped to rest.
After fighting during the day and traveling all night, Wang Ping, who already had a poor foundation, was very tired. Therefore, he took the time to rest as soon as the team stopped.
But less than half an hour after he slept, the headquarters guard woke him up.
"Staff Wang, it's an emergency. The commander wants you to go over and report it immediately!"
Seeing that everyone in the headquarters was frowning and Yang Chengwu was walking around with his hands behind his back, looking very anxious, Wang Ping quickly asked.
"Commander, Wang Ping was ordered to report if something happened!"
Seeing Wang Ping, Yang Chengwu seemed to have seen a solution, and his brows suddenly relaxed: "We lost a group of people, doctors and nurses from the field hospital. There are eight lesbians in total, three doctors and five
Nurse. You don’t know that these three doctors are the only ones who can perform surgeries in our field hospital. There must be no accidents, otherwise many wounded people will not survive!”
Although Yang Chengwu didn't say it clearly, he still understood the meaning of his words, which was to rescue all eight lost people.
Wang Ping frowned and immediately asked: "When did they get lost?"
"I just sent someone to check, and no one saw them in the middle of the night. The troops must have forgotten them in the temporary camp when they were on their way!"
The chief of staff next to him explained: "There are too many people in the headquarters, and there are too many departments. No one will notice that there are a few missing people during the retreat. It wasn't until the headcount of each department just now that we realized that there were eight less comrades in the field hospital!"
Wang Ping did not hesitate and answered bluntly: "They must have overslept and did not move with the headquarters. What I am most worried about now is that they have fallen into the hands of the Japanese."
"Commander, we must hurry up. Give me ten people and I will find them and come back!"
In order for the wounded in the First Army Division to receive timely treatment in the future, Yang Chengwu was a rare act of generosity and gave Wang Ping the right to choose his own subordinates and weapons.
Since no one knew whether the eight men had been captured by the Japanese, Wang Ping was not polite and asked five men from the recruit company, including Zeng Quan and Zhong Yusheng, and then selected five veterans and guards from the headquarters.
Each person was issued a rifle captured by Wang Ping, 50 rounds of bullets, and three grenades. By the way, he also brought a light machine gun and 300 rounds of machine gun bullets. Others in the headquarters looked at him with envy and worry.
Go back down.
The speed was much faster during the day, and the group only walked for five hours to reach the temporary camping site last night.
"Counsel Wang, there are blood stains and a corpse in front of us. It is probably the lesbian we are looking for, and she was stabbed to death with a bayonet. The kid must have been here!" Zeng Quan, who was investigating from the front, ran back with a serious look on his face.
reported.
Wang Ping ran forward a few dozen meters and saw the body. Then he looked around carefully with anger and worry.
"It must be the Japs. The remaining seven doctors and nurses must have been captured by the Japs. There are traces of the Japs' retreat here. We will catch up immediately and rescue them. The field hospital cannot be without them." Wang Ping immediately
Make a decision.
The Japs who searched all night were very tired. They caught several female Eighth Route Army soldiers and also confiscated many surgical tools. The leader of the Japanese Army team immediately understood that these female Eighth Route Army soldiers were doctors and nurses, more important fish than ordinary Eighth Route Army soldiers.
In order to take credit for sending these people safely back to the county town, the squad leader, who was afraid of accidents on the road, decisively ordered his subordinates to rest for a few hours and wait for everyone to be refreshed before sending these women back to the county town.
Wang Ping, who followed the retreating Japanese army, quickly found the Japanese camp.
"No, the remaining seven female comrades have all been captured by the Japanese. There is an entire infantry squad of Japanese soldiers. We people are definitely no match!" Zeng Quan, who had fought against the Japanese, reported with a solemn face.
Ten subordinates looked at Wang Ping at the same time.
Zhong Yusheng, who was carrying a crooked weapon, was the first to stand up and asked: "Consultant Wang, you are not afraid of dozens of Japanese cavalry, but you can definitely do something about a small group of Japanese soldiers!"
A wry smile appeared on Wang Ping's solemn face, and then he replied: "You think too highly of me. If the Japanese are so easy to eliminate, they won't kill our Chinese army to the point where they are retreating!"
"Then what should we do? Are we just going to watch seven lesbians being captured by the Japanese? The Japanese are worse than animals, and they will definitely not end well if they fall into the hands of the Japanese!" Zhong Yusheng shouted with a look of reluctance.
Wang Ping's face quickly darkened. As a soul traveler, no one knew more about the crimes committed by the Japanese in China than him.
It doesn't take much thought to know the outcome that several women may face if they fall into the hands of the Japanese.
"No, we must not let the Japs take them back. Life would be worse than death. We must rescue them from the Japs!" Wang Ping said firmly.
